Desecration

Interview with founder Ollie Jones

By Oliver Manso

One year after the release of their critically acclaimed infamy “Cemetery Sickness“, UK brutal death metal masters Desecration have recently been touring in the UK to spread their gory art to the great satisfaction of their fans. Following a crazy tour in Thailand and Malaysia, their leader and founding member Ollie Jones has granted us an interview covering their last bloody offering and their whole career as well.

Black Star Riders (BSR) / Europe
@ Glasgow 02 ABC

5th March 2015

Review by Ritchie Birnie
Photography by Gavin Lowrey

It’s early March and already we have had a raft of Gigs in Scotland’s biggest city. Tonight sees the second co headline tour of the year with Black Star Riders and Europe hitting the Glasgow 02 ABC for the 1st of a two night stint. The second night sold out early on and this one is filling up nicely( so much for rock is dead Gene). So who won the battle of the headliners tonight? Read on…… Read the rest of this entry »

Sofa King Vinyl are excited to announce that they have teamed up with Southern California’s Madrost (pronounced “muh-drawst”) for their first vinyl release project as part of the label’s launch. What this means is Sofa King Vinyl will be launching a pre-order campaign with exclusive bundles via Kickstarter. If the goal is met, Sofa King Vinyl will press 500 copies of Madrost’s critically-acclaimed album ‘Into The Aquatic Sector’ on 140 gram audiophile quality vinyl. If Sofa King Vinyl doesn’t hit the goal then nobody pays a dime and the records don’t get pressed while they basically kick rocks. Sofa King Vinyl are a brand new label with no investors, and they’d like to keep it that way as they want complete creative control. A Kickstarter campaign just makes the most sense in order to kick this label into gear.

What became a genuine international viral phenomenon, actually started out on a farm in central Finland; in a barn, to be precise…

There, a bunch of like-minded countrymen-with the emphasis on “country”-played a customized version of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” using homespun instrumentation, everything from banjo picking to anvil bangin’ to achieve their original take on a classic. They filmed the event, posted the results on YouTube, and within a couple of weeks, the clip had accumulated over five million views. It’s now topped out at 10 million.

Pretty impressive, right?

For STEVE’N’SEAGULLS, this was a bolt from the blue, but then, as history shows us, the greatest stories ever told tend to start in a stable… Yes, a stable.

Now, the band is gearing up to release Farm Machine on Spinefarm on May 12. “Finally it’s complete!” exclaims the band. “And the fruits of our labour please us. We are now preparing to take on the world!”

The band has just revealed the video for its version on another AC/DC stalwart -“You Shook Me All Night Long.” Video features hilarious moments in the barn, as well as awkward moments at the ice hockey rink.
Shakin’ Steves all night long!

If you need a refresher on who, exactly, STEVE’N’SEAGULLS are, then settle in and get schooled.

Sporting possibly the greatest band name in history, S’N’S, comprised of an acoustic guitarist/vocalist; a banjo player; a double-bassist; a big dude wearing overalls and a beaver hat playing mandolin/keyboards/accordion/whatever-he-gets-his-hands-on; and a cajon-straddlin’ percussionist, have delivered a 13-track album featuring rural riffs and villager vocals, filled to the brim with “hillbillified” versions of immortal heavy metal standards-the track listing is below.

It’s a body of work best enjoyed with a bathtub of moonshine close at hand, but really, as foot-stompingly enjoyable as S’N’S are on record, you ain’t seen nothin’ ’til you’ve experienced The ‘Gulls live.

The redneck show tours nonstop, rocking the honky-tonks overseas… for now.

STEVE’N’SEAGULLS will skedaddle off to Swedish and Norwegian soil, before raisin’ hell at European festivals.

In September, they are planning to head over to the U.S. and Canada before returning to Europe for further merriment and mayhem.

“The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, AJ Pero”

“The band, crew and most importantly the family of AJ Pero thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this time.”

He band mates in Adrenaline Mob posted today saying:

“We write this with tears in our eyes & our hearts broken to pieces.. our beloved brother AJ Pero peacefully passed away in his sleep this morning on the bus. We are in complete shock & our hearts & prayers go out to his family. It has been nothing short of an honor to have shared the stage with such a beautiful soul & legend! We love you AJ, rest in peace.”

Anthony Jude (AJ) Pero died of an apparent heart attack while touring with Adrenaline Mob. Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French said Pero was on a tour bus Friday morning when Adrenaline Mob band members tried unsuccessfully to awaken him, then called an ambulance. He was taken to a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was declared dead shortly after 11 a.m.

Acherontas

@ The Black Heart, London

7th February 2015

Review & Videos by Oliver Manso

After a successful short tour in France and Switzerland in January 2015, Acherontas offered a dark ceremony in London on Saturday 7th March for the first time ever in the UK. It was a very special event for the Coven (as they nicknamed themselves) as it marked the launch of their new album “Ma-IoN (Formulas of Reptilian Unification)” released by the excellent German black metal label WTC Productions. This fifth opus has received outstanding reviews from the whole international press so far and is already considered as a masterpiece. Thus, it’s not surprising to see that they are doing more and more shows throughout the European continent.

Steel Panther, Skindred & The Lounge Kittens @ 02 Academy Newcastle

10th March 2015

The hairspray filled time machine coming straight from the 80s landed in Newcastle and I could sense while standing in queue the excitement and enthusiasm. Yes, Steel Panther were in town and the “All You Can Eat” tour is surely, something you cannot miss, whether you are an 80s rock fan or not.

Brazilian metallers ALMAh presents its first best-of compilation ever “WITHIN THE LAST ELEVEN LINES” that represents highlights of the band’s history established almost ten years ago by ex-Angra singer Edu Falaschi.

It’s a digital release available worldwide online and the songs were selected basing on Almah fans preferences around the globe and give an opportunity to review the most representative stuff from four albums released by the band worldwide in the period of 2006-2013.

The compilation is available via iTunes, CD Baby and other digital stores worldwide. Besides albums’ tracks it includes extended bonus section with such covers as Moonlight Serenade and Pegasus Fantasy for the first time available worldwide.